Irish-Soul's audio Reviews on Newgrounds

[The Cosmic Creation]

I do realize that dubstep is very hard to create, and I can't really do it. You are better at digital composing then I am. With that said, I still think this could use some work. The following are three aspects that need reinforcement that can make this song much better.

1) Synth selection- This may be me, but I feel like the synths selected didn't match up that well. They all gave off different "vibes" and I feel like that clashed in a bad way. I will explain more in theme.

2) Theme- I think in general you should try to think about the synths you mix yourself/ select. I feel that in the beginning that the synths would have been okay if you made melodic dubstep. However, the actual "B(?)" section (bass drop) of the song didn't match the theme of the rest of the song. I would suggest that you create a more "ominous" tone in the song if you want the B section to fit with the A section.

3) Composition- I feel as though the sections in the song didn't fit together too well either. Your A section was 30 seconds long, and that was fine. But then your B section was only 15 seconds long. This is an organizational error. Then once again the A section got 30 seconds and the B section got 15 seconds. Then you had what I think was a C section where you combined the A and B section and that lasted for (I lost count so correct me if I'm wrong) 30 seconds also. Then you ended on a 30 second A section. I have two problems here. First, every section is 30 seconds, but for some reason the B section is 15. This is very unorganized for composition. My second problem is the formation in which the the sections come: ABABCA. If you wanted to achieve a five part rondo you should have done ABCBA. I do congratulate you on not doing a simple binary form ABAB because it gets annoying hearing every dubstep song use the same pattern. But I still think that your patten could use some work.

All in all, I hope you know that I'm not trying to put your song down. I'm giving an explanation for my low rating. If there is anything I didn't mention that means I thought it wasn't too much of a problem to mention it. I really hope you grow as a musician, the hard work will hopefully pay off.

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nitrokill217 responds:

This response is the most helpful response I've had in a long time as it's a constructive criticism. I will try to apply what you've listed in my next track: "Th Astral Acknowledgement". I was thinking the same as you as the first drop doesn't fit with the melody, but as I was creating this i listened to this more and more i found it hard to hear the faults. It however does sound a bit better as a whole song if you listen the whole was through and don't try to pick out the faults. Also with drops in dubstep, some types may not use the melody and may sound completely different which I was trying to achieve here, you can listen to: 'Nightkilla-Fairy dust', 'Nightkilla-Nine Circles' and 'Skrillex-Cinema' as they also use this type of structure.

[EXO dubstep remix]

Dude, the ID of this song is 694269 well done sir

[-Toil-]

You are still one of the only people who has mastered putting vocals but not lyrics into songs. This sounds so perfect for a game. I just don't understand how you could be so amazing at this. I bet it must be annoying to see people not leave reviews that are musically relevant (Like just, "cool song bro" without telling you what worked in the song). So I have decided to tell you the best part that really stranded out to me in this song.

The bass was really cool, because you did something that a good lot of people shine away from. You had the bass have pitch bend. Usually, the people that first start making music do this, but then grow out of it and use a better bass. But you took a risk and it worked. It wasn't too much pitch bend that it sounded bad, and it added a whole new aspect to the song. I did have listen for it, but when I heard it it sounded amazing (If it was a different layer of music then I'm sorry for calling it the bass :/ ).

[Zyzyx - Unlax (Kygo Style)]

Great song dude! I think There needs to be a little more reverb to the piano but that's it. Very well made! It seems that you have gotten amazing and I have taken a step back ('-'). Ehhh, whatever. Keep making awesome music!

DJ-Zyzyx responds:

Thank u m7 8)))

[SharkBite - Humble Beginnings]

This song is ok, but as a music artist I'm not a big fan of some certain things:

1) The layers of music in this song is fairly low. In the intro you had a melody and nothing else other than drums. A bass, underline chords and soundscape would have been nice. then later you added what I think was a bass but there was way too much pitch bend. Pitch bent isn't a bad thing, but sometimes it can be used improperly. If you want to hear a perfect way to use pitch bend I would recommend listening to this song: [ http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/475468 ]

2) The drums themselves were rather weak. I would have loved for some eq on the drums. They just didn't fit well with the synth for the melody

3) The composition was a little confusing. There wasn't clear pattern with a definite "A section" or, "B section" or any sections of the sort. The development of the song should be taken in accounted for when creating one.

I'm not trying to hate on your song, I just think a little more detail and attention should be used. I really wish I could have gotten criticism like this a year ago. I really did suck (I guess I still suck now but I pull through :P)

TheSharkBite responds:

Thanks M8 this is a GR8 review thanks for answering!

[The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Piano Cover]

Woah, you played this? This is really amazing. I can hear the MIDI magic you did but I still think it is great. I'm so glad to see awesome stuff like this is being put into the portal!

LucidShadowDreamer responds:

Yup, I did :)
The video is in the description if you want to see it!
I think I fixed like three or four notes that happened to not sound great. The magic I did for this, was to use the same file, for 6 pianos playing at once at different volumes, and panned in different directions (And EQd to fit together), filling up the entire "room" of sounds, as they didn't sound full on their own.

Thanks a ton for all the compliments!
I'll try to respond to your message tomorrow! I'm going to Japan on Wednesday though, so if I don't have time to respond tomorrow, excuse me if it takes a couple of weeks ^ ^

[A walk through town]

Awesome, I like it. It has a very elegant sound. I feel like one could walk a royal red carpet to this song.

EagleGuard responds:

Haha, that's a nice bit of imagery, thanks!

[-Welkin Sphere-]

I really like this new style that you have picked up! This was planned for 1 year? Well you should be proud, it sounds really good.

Waterflame responds:

Pretty much yeah, or well more like, tried to make it work for a year. it was on the sidelines being tinkered with now and then. Thank you! :)

[Clear Sky]

Awesome Lethalix! This is really cool! I'm making a song but I have absolutely no idea how one could make a bass drop. Everything was perfect. The exposition, bridge the "chorus[?]" and the release was really well designed.

P.S. Could you please find some way to put your "The Force Awakens" on iTunes? I dunno, just wondering :P

KamillasRainbow responds:

Thank you! i don't think it can put it on iTunes because i used way too many samples from star wars :)

[Awakening]

Most music artists who have gone as far as you have done some great things. I am very ashamed that you are making songs where it is just a 4 chord rotation with little or no variations. My biggest concern is that your mixing of songs has improved but your music theory hasn't. It has stayed the same as all your other songs. Sometimes one can pass a song with only 4 chords and change the melody in the middle, but this was just the same the whole song.

Even "Cycles" was far too repetitive and it changed in the middle of the song. I really wish more famous music artists used more complex songs, instead of using the same binary form style song. I am not impressed at all. You are very good at mixing music, but as I said before, you have lost in your music theory.